Worth cheating then?

The more often a woman fakes her sexual climax, the more successful she is in keeping her man.
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Researchers in the United States questioned 453 heterosexual women between 18 and 46 in committed relationships which had lasted a minimum of six months.
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More than half of the women (53.9%) reported having pretended to reach orgasm with their current partner.
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The scientists noted that “women who perceived higher risk of partner infidelity were more likely to pretend orgasm”.
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They also found that a woman who had faked an orgasm at some point was more likely to develop suspicions about their partners' fidelity than a woman who had never done so.
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Farnaz Kaighobadi, of Columbia University in New York state, Todd Shackelford and Viviana Weekes-Shackelford, both from Oakland University in Michigan, led the research.
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They found a number of tactics were developed by women to keep a man they were concerned might stray.
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Such devices included making more of an effort with clothing, following their man’s movements and confronting potential rivals who looked his way.
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Scientists have previously argued that women who reach orgasm are more likely to keep their lovers interested.
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Dr Kaighobadi said her research suggested that the ability of women to orgasm could change over time to give them an evolutionary advantage.
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Andy Bloxham